The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t8.36

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In the truncated areas, bendings of the wings and junctions (other than already mentioned), B₂s and B₃s are to be placed; as per Fig. 40, these are : B₂—28; B₃—14, total 42. In area, these 100 bricks are equivalent to 36 *caturthīs*. Since the total area is 120 *caturthīs*, the remaining space can be filled by only 84 B₁s, leaving a deficit of 16 bricks. This is met by replacing 16 B₁s by 32 B₂s. D. proposes to do this in the following manner. In the wings, the body including the head, there are 18 rows westeast starting from the south. In Fig. 40, 9 rows are marked from the south to the central east-west line, there being another such 9 rows in the other half. 6 B₁s in the 8th row between the two extreme B₂s and 2 B₁s west of B₂ in the head in the 9th